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The mission of the academic program is to prepare students for college and life as a creative professional.

Academic instructional environments encourage inquiry and intellectual curiosity and empower students to raise questions and develop a pattern of lifelong learning. Students enjoy small class sizes, multiple AP options, and innovative lessons taught by fully licensed teachers. Curriculum is active, collaborative, and aligned with state standards. Students self-select on-level or advanced and AP options.

ACADEMICS

HIGH STANDARDS

ASSESSMENTS
SPCPA measures student mastery of the standards through state and local assessments.
ALIGNED
The Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists aligns with Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
PREPARED
Students engage daily in academic programming to meet graduation requirements, as determined by the state of Minnesota and Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, and prepare for the college or post-secondary conservatory program of their choice. All academic teachers hold licenses granted by the Minnesota Board of Teaching.
STUDENT-CENTERED
Students are given opportunities to drive their learning process. The focus of the activity in the classroom is on the student, not the teacher.
ACTIVE
Students learn through discussions, problem solving, case studies, role playing and other methods. Active learning approaches place a greater degree of responsibility on the learner than passive approaches such as lectures.
HANDS-ON
As much as possible, learning is experiential. Students learn by doing.
INQUIRY-BASED
“Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer” - Rainer Maria Rilke
PROBLEM SOLVING
Obstacles are inspiration.
THOUGHT PROVOKING
A primary purpose of the academic program is to stimulate deeper thinking and more sophisticated questions.
COLLABORATIVE
Students work together to consider questions, solve problems, and leverage the unique strengths and perspectives of each member of a group.

quick links

Registration Timeline

Administration facilitates course registration for the following school year in April for current students and throughout the summer for incoming students.
 

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments

CLICK HERE for Minnesota Report Card including detailed MCA scores
 

Academic Course Guide

2025-26 Academic Course Guide
 

Testing Information

26-27 Testing Calendar 
CLICK HERE to view the MDE Parent/Guardian Guide and Refusal for Student Participation in Statewide Testing
 

ACADEMICS HAPPENINGS

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Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA)
4 months ago

As seniors finished up their final work in English 12, students had several opportunities to support each other. First, students shared their capstone projects in a gallery walk and gave shout-outs to each other. Then students wrote notes of gratitude to fellow students, faculty and staff. In AP Lit, kids wrote advice to next year's advanced students. (#1 suggestion: read the books!)

We are so proud of our seniors and look forward to their commencement this Tuesday.
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Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA)
4 months ago

Congratulations to the class of 2026!

Commencement is Tuesday at The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University.

Members of the SPCPA community, get your tickets here:
www.etix.com/ticket/p/60721820/spcpa-2026-commencement-ceremony-saint-paul-the-oshaughnessy-at-st…

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Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA)
5 months ago

Congratulations to the 10 students who were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) last night in the Lehr Theater! These students have demonstrated excellence in academics, service to their communities, and leadership around SPCPA. A special thanks to all the current members who helped induct this new cohort! NHS, facilitated at SPCPA by Social Studies teacher, Natalie Reinhart, "recognizes and encourages academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy."

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